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Figure 4.33: Net Enrolment rate in the pre­primary Sub­Sector 2003­2012
120.00%
100.00%
80.00%
NER
60.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015*
Total 2.15% 1.47% 1.63% 1.6% 1.5% 3.9% 5.6% 6.1% 6.6% 7.1% 100%
Male 2.09% 1.45% 1.63% 1.59% 1.5% 4% 5.5% 6.3% 7.2% 8.2% 100%
Female 2.22% 1.49% 1.63% 1.51% 1.5% 3.9% 5.7% 6.2% 6.7% 7.2% 100%
Source: EMIS 2003­2012
Pre­school Net enrolment rate has remained low over the years. In 2003 the NER was 2.15 translating
into a gap of 97.9 percent. Despite improvement, from 2008 onwards, over 90 percent of the preschool
going children do not access pre­school. For instance, in 2012 for every 100 children of preschool
going age only 7 were in school. If no affirmative action is taken now, by 2015 only 9 children
out of every 100 pre­school going children will be attending school. This implies that the targeted
NER of 100 percent will not be met by 2015.
4.5.2 Goal 2: Universal Primary Education
The target for goal 2 is to ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, particularly the girls, children in
difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to & complete free &
compulsory primary education. The past decade has seen tremendous progress in getting children of
primary school age into school with the Central, Western and Southern having the fastest pace of
progress.
Since 2000, the education and sports sector has been tracking progress made towards the attainment
of goal 2 through mainly three indicators; Gross Enrolment Ratio, Net Enrolment Ratio (NER)
percentage share of girls to total enrolment, Proportion of pupils starting P.1 who reach P.5and
Primary completion rate 3 .
4.5.2.1 Primary School Enrolment Trends
Growth of enrolment in Uganda has experienced a persistent increase since the introduction of
Universal Primary Education in 1997. In the first year (1997) of UPE, there were 5.3 million children
accessing primary education in Uganda. Years following the introduction of UPE were characterized
with drastic enrolment growth for both boys and girls. Figure 4.34 below shows enrolment trends in
the Primary Sub­Sector from 2000 to 2012;
Year
3 Primary completion rate is defined as the total number of pupils registered for registered for the PLE, regardless of age, expressed as a
percentage of the population at the official primary graduation age.
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012